Day trip

Pérouges

Villeurbanne, Lyon

Address
Cité médiévale, 01800 Pérouges

Source: perouges.fr, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Cobbled lane between old stone houses in the medieval village of Pérouges near Lyon
Photo: Ana Rey / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Walled medieval town of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses, labelled one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France, with about 80 listed buildings.

Time needed Half day
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Nearby

Astroballe Landmark · 26.0 km away Multi-sport arena with 5,600 seats, opened in 1995 and home to ASVEL basketball matches. Nécropole nationale de la Doua Landmark · 26.2 km away Military cemetery with 6,346 graves of soldiers who died for France, visible from the ring road. Église de la Sainte-Famille Church · 26.4 km away Art deco church dating from 1937, long important to the Italian community and seat of a sacred art biennale since 1996. Parc de la Feyssine Park · 26.5 km away Urban nature park of 45 hectares on a former water catchment area beside the Rhône, left to grow wild, opened in 2002. Église Saint-Athanase Church · 26.5 km away Oldest monument in Villeurbanne, with elements from the 13th century, used by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community since 1969. Studio 24 Landmark · 27.0 km away Five-storey red, blue and green studio building with a 500-seat theatre hall, also used for film shoots.

Around Villeurbanne

Gratte-ciel, theatre and a big public library

Villeurbanne is a separate town on Lyon's eastern border, centred on the Gratte-ciel district that mayor Lazare Goujon began in the 1930s. The Palais du Travail, the town hall and the Théâtre National Populaire sit around one square.

Villeurbanne has 16 places on the Roam Lyon map: 8 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 churches and cathedrals, 1 neighbourhood and 1 day trip. Read the Villeurbanne guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Pérouges?
Cité médiévale, 01800 Pérouges.
How long do you need at Pérouges?
Plan for half day.

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